To look up the medical records statue, click here and select Health-General from the Article dropdown box; then select the Section number from the list below. Or copy and paste the section number from the list into the Search Statutes box.

SUBTITLE 3. CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL RECORDS

4-301. Definitions

4-302. Confidentiality and disclosure generally

4-302.1. Medical care electronic claims clearinghouses

4-302.2. Health information exchanges — Regulations

4-302.3. Health information exchanges — State designated exchange

4-302.4. New cause of action not created

4-303. Disclosure upon authorization of a person in interest

4-304. Copies of records; changes in records

4-305. Disclosures without authorization of person in interest — In general

4-306. Disclosures without authorization of person in interest — Investigations

4-307. Disclosure of mental health records

4-308. Liability for good faith actions

4-309. Refusal to disclose records; violations of subtitle; penalties

Maryland law (Health General Sec. 4-304) allows physicians to charge patients (or the patient’s “personal representative”) a fee for copying medical records, to be adjusted annually for inflation. The fees are available here.

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